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World Turtle DayCeNak researcher explains why so many tortoise species are endangered

23 May 2017, by Anna Priebe

Photo: UHH/Dingler

It's World Turtle Day on 23 May! Many species face extinction. This gallery shows which three species are most often confiscated by customs.

Unfortunately, 234 of 341 tortoise species are on the international list of endangered species. Dr. Jakob Hallermann from CeNak explains what most threatens our slow-moving contemporaries and which species are most often confiscated by customs. [Read on in German]